Setting Up Your Salon With Used Salon Furniture

The design, layout, look and feel of your salon sets the stage for
attracting and retaining customers. You want customers to feel your
place is professional, clean and well-maintained. For starters the
layout of your salon should feel organized and use space wisely. To
help decide how to layout your salon you may want to look at a variety
of other salons, both in person and online, to get a feel for how to
use the space you have as best you can. You may even want to talk to
someone who specializes in interior design.

Why Buy Used Salon Furniture

Part
of laying out your shop well includes buying the right beauty salon
equipment and furniture for the space you have. Unfortunately this
equipment and furniture can require a significant investment. Luckily
there are alternatives to buying these items new, where they are at
their highest price.

Buying used salon furniture and
equipment can save you a lot of money. This money can then be spent on
other necessary business expenses like advertising, additional
equipment or attracting talented staff.

Finding Used Salon Equipment

Used
salon furniture is easy to find. There are distributors that take
trade ins when someone buys new furniture; these trade ins are then
sold as used salon furniture or equipment. You can also find used
equipment and furniture when other salons go out of business. Look
online and check the classifieds. It's good to look regularly since
available items can change frequently. You can also talk to others in
your industry for tips, tricks and inside information within the
industry.

While finding used salon furniture is pretty easy, you
will want to take a few precautions to make sure it is in good
condition. Most is in good condition but you want to see it in person
whenever possible so you know exactly what you are getting. You want
to make sure it looks good and is in good working condition. Some
small imperfections can be fixed; if you see it in person you can be
the judge of that.

If you can't find used salon furniture
locally it may be worth a short trip if there is a warehouse somewhat
near. The money you save from buying used will likely make the trip
worthwhile, but you can check on the items and prices first to make
sure.

Running a successful business usually means cutting
costs whenever possible. In the beauty salon and spa industry a good
way to cut expenses is buy used salon furniture when possible.